Dallas-Ft Worth IRE Section

A Dallas Section of the IRE had existed prior to the merger since 1941. Officers of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Section of the IRE 1941-1963 are listed below. Officers before 1953-54 served until June. Starting in 1953, the officers's terms began on July 1st.

IEEE Dallas Section

The Dallas Section of the IEEE was organized in 1963. Merging the local branches of the AIEE and the IRE was a difficult task. It was decided that elected officials should include a Vice-Chairman-Electrical to represent the previous members of the AIEE and the a Vice-Chairman-Electronics to represent the previous members of the IRE. Other elected officers were the Chairman, Executive Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. It was agreed by the early founders that the chairmanship would alternate between the electrical and electronic members. Elected officers served for twelve months beginning July 1.

Improve coordination and liason among the Section Societies and Section

Re-examine, update, and recommend improvements from a managerial standpoint in the overall organization.

Propose a more realistic mechanism for continuing editorial direction and business management of Direction magazine.

Establish a means for effective corrdination of regional or national IEEE conferences to be held in Dallas.

The Committee's report is contained in the following paragraphs:

As general changes to future Nomination Committees there was a very strong mutual feeling that the Dallas Section has become a large enough managerial operation that it is quite important that Section offices must be given only to those people with proven adminstrative capability who will have the necessary financial and secretarial support from their organizations to permit the offices to be discharged adequately. If further considerd necessary in the case of the Chairman, Executive Vice-Chairman, and the proposed new Group Vice-Chairman, that these individuals have sufficient time flexibility that will permit then the opportunity to travel to a limited number of regional or national meetings. (In most cases, it will be necessary for such travel to be paid for by the officer's employer.)

Principal recommendations for reorganization involved:

Adminstrative and financial management of the Section will be vested in a small Executive Committee, consisting only of the elected officers, which will meet at rather frequent intervals, as the Section may require.

Section activities relating to technical services to the Section Members, or having broader interest, would be handled in a larger meeting of a Board of Directors composed of all Section officers, Chairmen of each Society in the Section and Chairmen of designated principal committees. It is anticipated that the Board of Directors would meet perhaps two or three times a year.

Changes in reporting responsibilities woudl be made as follows to distribute the total management workload more equitabley:

A Groiup Vice-Chairman would be charged with co-ordinating the activities of all Section/Societies. He would be a former Chairman of one of the Section/Societies. It would be his responsibility to assist Society Chairman with the solution of their problems and serve as a two-way communications channel throughout the year between the Societies and the section, specifically including its Executive Committee.

An adminstrative Vice-Chairman would be designated to oversee the acitivities of the Industrial Liason, Student Activities, Awards, Professional Activities and Study Activity Comittees, as well as any related special assignments given to him by the Selection Chairman or Section Executive Committe (e.g. Centennial Activities Committee).

An Executive Vice-Chairman will carry full responsibility for publication of Direction magazine and the closely related activities of the Publicity, Entertainment and the Program Comittees. We would propose to continue the present continuity of office, wherein this officer normally moves up to the Chairman's position the following year. In recognition of this, we have also assigned to him responsibility for the Nominating and Conference Coordinating Committees.

The Section Chairman would need to be freed of supervisory responsibilities for all except the five elected officers, SWIEEECO Borad Representative, and delegate to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Council of Scientific and Engineering Societies.

Appropriate changes were made to the Bylaws of the Dallas Section and voted on by the membership. Elected officers since the reorganization are listed below:

IEEE Officer Positions

Year

Chairman

Executive Vice-Chariman

Vice-Chairman-Electronics

Vice-Chairman-Electrical

Treasurer

Secretary

1971-72

J.R. Wilson

Dr. E. G. Gaustad

W.A. Kennedy

Byron Johnson

M.D. Spence

J. W. Langston

Dallas Section Officers 1973-93

IEEE Section Positions

Year

Chairman

Executive Vice-Chairman

Vice-Chairman-Adminstration

Vice-Chairman-Groups

Treasurer

Secretary

1973-74

Dr. E. G. Gaustad

C. B. Derrick

W. A. Kennedy

M. H. Tanner

Weldon Jaynes

J. P. Aasterud

1974-75

C.B. Derrick

B. R. Hallford

John E. Boelte

J. P. Aasterud

E. Bergstrom

S. Sandefer

1975-76

Ben R. Hallford

Henry Buchanan

G. T. Sutton

Chuck Vandament

W. C. Holton

Carroll Graves

1976-77

A. Buchanan

J. P. Aasterud

Gerald W. Irion

R. N. Burkhalter

H. L. Mayo

John C. Bellamy

1977-78

J. P. Aasterud

Rex Phillips

Gary Shaw

Paul Bergstrom

James Cox

Dave McQuiddy

1978-79

Rex Phillips

Dr. Herbet E. Welch

Don Deffebach

John C. Bellamy

James R. Hicks

Pitt Pittman

1979-80

Dr. Herbert E. Welch

H. Grant Stoddard

Steven March

Henry A. Bunting

Kelly Shaw

Paul Thomas

1980-81

H. Grant Stoddard

Dr. Gerald E. Crain

Harold E. Cobb

Don Parvin

Steven March

Charles B. Hartog

1981-82

Dr. Gerald E. Crain

Don M. Deffebach

Bentley Scott

Sam Buchmeyer

Charles B. Hartog

Dennis R. Watson

1982-83

Don Deffebach

Alastair McAulay

David McCausey

Karl Varian

Don Ortamond

Sam Francis

1983-84

Alastair MaAulay

David McCausey

Max Beasley

A. Smithson / C. Hamilton

Fred Garza

A. Smithson / C. Hamilton

1984-85

David McCausey

Max Beasley

Paul Bergstrom

Cam Orr / Ray Bittel

Cliff Clark

Laura Rust

1985-86

Max Beasley

Paul Bergstrom

Ray Bittel

Jon McAlpin

Richard Sorrel

Susan Sagelke

1986-87

Paul Bergstrom

Ray Bittel

John McAlpin

Doug Fowler

Ted Staub

George Clough

1987-88

Ray Bittel

George Clough

Doug Fowler

Judd Putnam

Del Wendt

Ted Staub

1988-89

George Clough

Doug Fowler

Judd Putnam

Jay Chivian

Richard Dreher

John Wallace

1989-90

Doug Fowler

Judd Putnam

Jay Chivian

John Wallace

Richard Dreher

Chris Hrivnac

1990-91

Judd Putnam

Blake Cherrington

John Wallace

Krishna Agarwell

Lynn Blackwell

Richard Dreher

1991-92

Blake Cherrington

Lynn Blackwell

Krishna Agarwal

Richard Sorell

Jimmie Phillips

Richard Dreher

1992-93

Lynn Blackwell

Krishna Agarwal

Richard Sorell

Richard Dreher

Ali Khotanzad

Jimmie Philips

1993-94

Richard Dreher

Richard Sorell

Jimmie Phillips

Ali Khotanzad

Jan van der Ziel

Ellis Rankin

Dallas Section Organization and Officers 1994-2000

Several changes were made in the reporting relationships of standing committee chairman with intent to equalize duties/responsibilities of each executive committee officer.

Section Officers that have been elected to serve since the reorganization are as follow:

IEEE Section Positions

Year

Section Chairman

Vice-Chairman-Adminstration

Vice-Chairman-Groups

Treasurer

Section Acitivities Chairman

Secretary

1994-95

Richard Sorell

Jimmie Phillips

Alireza Khotanzad

Jan van der Ziel

Ellis Rankin

Larry Chasteen

1995-96

Alireza Khotanzad

Jan van der Ziel

Jimmie Philips

Ellis Rankin

Larry Chasteen

Dhawal Moghe

During the 1996-97 year a simplifed version of the bylaws was adopted. These bylaws closely followed the format suggested by the National IEEE organization. Following additional instructions from the IEEE, the titles of some of the Executive Committee positions were renamed, leaving only a single Vice Chairman. The Duties of each member of the Executive Committee remains the same.

Section Officers that have been elected to serve since the reorganization are as follows:

IEEE Section Positions

Year

Section Chairman

Vice Chairman

Adminstrative Chairman

Treasurer

Section Activities Chairman

Secretary

1996-97

Krishna Agarwal

Jan van der Ziel

Ellis Rankin

Larry Chasteen

Dhawal Moghe

Zeynep Celik Butler

1997-98

Jan van der Ziel / Ellis Rankin

Ellis Rankin

Larry Chasteen

Dhawal Moghe

Dane Watson

Donald Butler

1998-99

Larry Chasteen

Ellis Rankin

Dhawal Moghe

Dane Watson

Donald Butler

Joe Childs

1999-2000

Dhawal Moghe

Dane Watson

Donald Butler

Joe Childs

David Zimmerman

Candy Robinson

Ellis Rankin took over the reigns of Section Chair in January 1998, because Dr. Jan van der Ziel was unable to continue due to illness.

Further Reading

Winter Power Meeting, Dallas, 1984, tape 1, tape 2, tape 3, Awards Luncheon - A Centennial themed meeting of the Power Engineering society, which includes a historical presentation on the first 100 years, a panel discussion on the future of electric power, and announcement of the IEEE Centennial Award winners